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DANIEL I-I. PETTINGI'LL AND JACOB SANDERS, OF NAMEOKI, ILLINOIS.

HARVESTER.

$PECIFIGATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 630,404, dated August 8,1899. Applicationfiled J 'annary31,18 99 Serial No. 704,000. (No model.)

' and JACOB SANDERS, citizens of the United claimed.

States, residing at Nameoki, in the county of Madison and State ofIllinois, have invented a new and useful Twentieth-Centu ry Harvester,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to harvesters; and the object of the invention isto provide a simple and easy-running apparatus of this character inwhich the working parts are compactly disposed, thereby effecting asaving in space and materials, and in which theicut grain is elevated ashort height and passed through the main or driving wheel, and in whichthe grain cutting and conveying mech anism is adjustable for the purposeof meeting different conditions.

lVith these ends in view the invention consists in the novel combinationof elements and in the construction and arrangement of parts, which willbe hereinafter fully described and To enable others to understand theinvention,the preferred embodimentthereof is-illustrated intheaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and inwhich- Figure l is a perspectiveview of a liarvesting apparatusconstructed in accordance with the invention. 2 is a longitudinalcentral section of the same. Fig. 3 is a sectional plan View. Fig. 4 isa sectional side elevation, the sectionbeing taken through the center ofthe grain or main wheel and looking toward the right in Fig. 2.1 Fig. 5is a sectional plan view showing more especially the guiding means forraising and lowering the conveyer-support in a vertical path.

Like characters denote like and corresponding parts in each of theseveral figures of the drawings.

The harvesting apparatus constituting the invention includes in itsconstruction a main or driving wheel 2, to the opposite sides of whichthe rings" 3 and 4 are secured in some suitable manner, the spacebounded by the strips constituting the walls of a guideway forpreventing sideward'movement ofantifriction-rolls or likedevices carriedby a frame within the said main wheel, aswill be hereinafter described,and the inner curved surupon which said rolls can rotate as the wheelturns during the advance of the apparatus 'when harvesting grain, &c.,and preferably the main driving-wheel serves to drive all of the parts,as will be understood, and for the purpose of transmitting its motion tothe several operating parts any suitable instrumentalities may beprovided; but in the present case said driving-wheel is shown asfurnished with an annular. master-gear 5, having its inner face toothedorcogged and being secured in some suitable manner to the ring :4. Thegear 5 meshes with a pinion 6, fixed to one end of the short shaft 7,carried by the'bearing 8 on the frame 9, said frame being parti-annularand being disposed within the main wheel 2 and which is maintained inproper position therein by reason of its weight, together with that ofthe conveying and other cooperating mechanism connected thereto. It Willbe evident that on the rotation of the main driving-wheel 2 in thedirection indicated by the arrow in Fig. 1 as the apparatus travelsforward. the master-gear 5 will revolve in 'a corresponding direction,

difierent parts of the device receive their power. The outer faces of:the frame 9 and the wheel 2 are substantially flush, and said frameconsists of two substantially similar sections connected at properintervals by the bolts 10,which constitute suitable pivots upon whichtherollers 12 can turn, said rollers being usually provided withantifriction-balls between the same and their pivots, serving the usualfunction.

The two sections of the frame 9 are connected by cross-bars 13, whichserve to strengthen the same, the frame thus constructed being strongand serviceable. The wheel 2 or rim thereof is covered by a metallictire 14, which projects beyond the inner edge of the wheel, as atl5,said portion serving to prevent dirt and sticks taken up by the wheelfrom entering the spaces between the teeth of the master-gear 5, andthereby interfering with the action of the apparatus, and to furtherinsure this result said portion 15.0f the tire is provided with aninturned radial fiange'lG, which extends inward sufficiently far as toguide the particles taken up by the wheel away from the master- I gear.

the platform 22, while the shaft of the roll 21 is supported between-theinclined frame-sections 23 and 24, fixed at their lower ends to theplatform and at their upper ends to the cross-bars 25 and 26, saidcross-bars resting against and being suitably secured to the transversepieces 13 of the inner frame 9 and constituting a convenient means forsupporting the shafts of the rolls 27 and 28 of the secondary conveyer18, which, it will be observed,extends through the frame 9, andconsequently through the wheel 2, carrying the same, and said conveyerreceives the cut grain from the primary conveyer. The shaft 7 isprovided at its inner endwith a sprocketwheel 29, connected by thesprocket-chain 29" with the sprocket-wheel 30 on the shaft of the upperroll 21 of the primary conveyer, the

mechanism thus described constituting a convenient means for operatingthe primary .conveyer in the proper direction, and said rollshaftcarries a sprocket-wheel 31, around which the chain 31 passes, saidchain also passing over the sprocket-wheel 32 on the shaft of the innerroll of the secondary conveyer 18, whereby said secondary conveyer canbe simultaneously driven.

The harvesting mechanism includes in its construction the usual'reciprocatory cutter 33, supported on the front side of the plat-a form22 for operation, and which is operated in the present case by thepitman or connecting-rod 34, pivoted thereto, and likewise joined at itsopposite end to the crank 35 on the transverse shaft 36, supported uponthe extension 37 of the platform,the opposite end of the shaft carryinga sprocket-wheel 38, connected by the sprocket-chain 39 with thesprocket-wheel 40 on the end of the shaft of the roll 21. As theapparatus moves forwardly the cutter 33 is operated through thehereinbeforedescribed mechanism and the out grain falls upon the movingconveyer 17 and is conducted therebyto the horizontal conveyer 18 andfrom the latter to the feed device 41 for delivery to the binding orother mechanism, said feed device being supported between the cross-bars25 and 26, which extend outward from the opposite faces of the wheel 2and frame 9. The feed device is further sustained by the inclined braces42 and 43, fastened at their lower ends to the sliding block 44 atopposite sides thereof, said sliding block being adapted to embrace'theguide or bead 45 near the 'lower side of the frame 9 and being adaptedto (cooperate with asimilar block 46, adapted to embrace and slide uponthe bead or track 47, secured to the frame 9 upon the opposite sidethereof, the two brackets moving in parallelism and the bracket 46 beingsecured to the extension 37 of the platform,and it will be evident fromthis construction that the platform can be raised or lowered for thepurpose of adjusting the same to ditferent conditions. The platform isequipped at its extreme outer end with a caster or guide wheel adaptedto travel in parallelism with the main wheel2. The cross-pieces 25 and26, to which the platform 22 is connected, are provided with theoppositely-disposed and preferably squared lugs 49 and 49, adapted toenter the space between the sections of the inside frame 9, by reason ofwhich said platform can be raised or lowered, and said squared lugsserve to prevent any wabbling motion thereof, this advantage beingfurther enhanced by projections, as 50 and 51, respectively, extendingoppositely from the respective cross-pieces and adapted to engage theouter faces of the frame 9. As a means for raising the platform thewindingshaft 52 is provided, and the cords 53 and 54 are adapted to bewound thereupon and to be attached at their lower ends to thecrosspieces 25 and 26 at opposite sides of the frame 9, and by turningthe shaft in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 1. the cords will bewound thereupon, thereby raising the crosspieces, and consequently theplatform. Said shaft is provided at its inner side thereof with theoperating-wheel 54,'which. may be actuated in an y convenient mann erand which is disposed within easy reach of the .drivers seat. In thisconnection it is also understood that the apparatus will be furnishedwith some suitable draft appliance.

For maintaining the several parts in their adjusted position we preferto employ a gravity detent or pawl 55, pivoted upon the frame theframework and having the roller 58, be-

neath which the cut grain is adapted to pass. and the roller is held inproper position by the coiled springs 59 and 60, connected with saidframe and with the main framework, thereby permitting the auxiliaryframe to yield when any obstructions are encountered in the travelingmass. i

The apparatus is driven forward by horse or other power, and the wheel2% it travels in contact with the ground will be caused to rotate,thereby setting in operation the primary and secondary conveyers 17 and18, respectively, and also the reciprocatory cutter 33, whereby thestanding grain can be out and fall onto said primary conveyer to be IIOconducted through the main driving-wheel 2 by the secondary conveyer 18for delivery to the binding or other mechanism.

Changes in the form, proportion, size, and the minor details ofconstruction within the scope of the appended claims may be resorted towithout departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the ad vantagesof this invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. In aharvester, the combination with a main drivin g-Wheel having acrown-gear upon its face, a tire on said wheel extending beyond thecrown-gear and having an inwardlydirected radial flange, said Wheelhaving an inner peripheral groove, a frame having supporting-rollstraveling in said groove, a con- Veyer carried by the frame andadjustable vertically therein, cutting mechanism, and means fordelivering from the cutting mechanism to the conveyer and operativelyconnected with said crown-gear, substantially as set forth.

2. In an apparatus of the class specified, the combination of a maindriving-wheel provided with a master crown-gear on the inner facethereof, of a tire on said wheel continued beyond said gear and havingan inwardly-directed radial extension constituting a guard for themaster-gear, a frame located inside the wheel and in two connectedsections, rollers traveling between said sections and engaging aperipheral groove upon the inner surface of the wheel, a supportprovided with squared lugs disposed in the space between the tWosections of said frame, a conveyer carried by said support, drivingmechanism for said conveyer operated from the mastergear, ashaftprovided with an operating device, cords wound upon the shaft and con:nected with said support, a guide on the frame, a sliding block securedto the support and adapted to embrace said guide and provided withteeth, a gravity-pawl on the frame adapted to engage said teeth, acutting mechanism connected with the driving-wheel, a primary conveyoradapted to convey the cut material from the cutting mechanism to thefirst-named conveyer, a swinging frame having a roll journaled in itsfree end and engaging the primary conveyor to maintain tension thereon,and means for holding said roll yieldably in its operative position,substantially as described.

3. In a harvester, the combination with a main driving-wheel having acrown-gear upon its face, a tire on said wheel extending beyond thecrown-gear and having an inwardlydirected radial flange, said wheelhaving an inner peripheral groove, a frame having supporting-rollstraveling in said groove, a conveyer carried by the frame and adjustablevertically therein, cutting mechanism, means for delivering from thecutting mechanism to the conveyor and operatively connected with thecrown-gear, and a swinging frame having a roll journaled in its free endand engaging the primary conveyer to maintain tension thereof.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own we have heretoaffixed our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

DANIEL H. PETTINGILL. JACOB SANDERS.

Vitnesses:

GEO. REINEMANN, M. PAUL.

